cq.hk

Delegation

step

query

auth

servers

1

cq.hk.

.

(g,f,m,e,l,j,k,d,c,i,h,a,b).root-servers.net.

2

cq.hk.

hk.

(c,v,d,z,w,x,y,u).hkirc.net.hk.

3

cq.hk.

cq.hk.

(ns1,ns2).myhostadmin.net.

We pick g.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about cq.hk and learn that hk is delegated to eight name servers (2), so we ask c.hkirc.net.hk where we learn that cq.hk is delegated to two name servers, including ns1.myhostadmin.net (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: